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Newspaper
The Marion Daily Mirror
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1908
Page
4
A fragmentary report outlines county committee choices for delegates to the state convention led by a presidential candidate. It notes arrangements for committee meetings, temporary officers, and the order of business, with names of local officials and venues. The piece also unmasks political commentary and stray notes on past elections and figures in Ohio counties.
Local Mirror editor notes multiple candidates from Marion County seeking party nominations ahead of the May 2 convention. Announced runs include sheriff, county commissioner, recorder, and prosecuting attorney with endorsement by Democratic voters pending convention decisions.
Pursuant to the Democratic State Central Committee the convention of the Democrats of Ohio to nominate candidates for state offices to be voted on in November will be held at Columbus on May 5 and 6. Each county receives delegates based on votes for John M. Taft for governor. Delegates elective through primaries or county conventions, with notices given ten days prior. The county committee may call elections per state law.
Inleasive remarks recount market tightness and adornments like In God We Trust on a twenty. Ohio GOP convention fate and platform pending in Columbus. Two bombs failed to harm the Shah. Panawa buys over four million pounds of dynamite. Marysville hosts a recent convention as farmers debate bridges and the Supreme Court weighs prosecutors on bridge condemnation. A Michigan man ingested three electric light bulbs in a failed suicide attempt.
Fragmentary report mentions Japan sending warships near Chiba and references William Howard Taft era events. Mentions Bob Evans and a campaign, George J. Cox seen at a Taft convention, with Akron speech context implied.
Caracas March 4 Venezuela again declines to arbitrate disputes with the American government over property seizures in Venezuela. Washington insists on arbitration of the five questions, including claims by the Orinoco Corp and related entities. Officials note the machinery of arbitration remains undecided as negotiations continue. President Castro’s stance is seen as firm amid threats of force from the US and foreign observers.
A chaotic incident in New York left 1 year old Abuvel Moruk dead when a pistol misfired during a tea pouring at a friend’s house. Mina Antoinette Defframe faced homicide charges as the scene featured a dramatic, harmful accident amid a bizarre tale of a performer’s life.
A 9 year old girl named Andresen, employed at a brash pottery factory, was scalped when her hair was caught in a fast revolving shaft while she stood on a ladder. Her scalp tore away in front of witnesses and she died at the hospital. authorities expect her death to be immediate.
Atngistini Hartie John Welkhans and Clif ford Howe Venegro were acquitted today of conspiracy and distortion charges. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. The case derives from the celebrated Warije Alvoren affair.
Port Clinton Ohio May 4 a saloon keeper shot himself near the Beart saloon after firing a revolver into his heart the wound was fatal to the man who spoke briefly after the shot offering that it was self inflicted His wife and child are left.
Rome officials admit a mistaken policy to suppress smallpox fear of deterring spring visitors. Vaccine supplies are exhausted and isolation area at Santa Sabina is cordoned by troops. The action has driven away many tourists, with no Americans reported in the nearby hotel.
Growing interest surrounds the piano sale at 214 West Center Street operated by G W Baker. Advertisements promise genuine instruments at the regular low prices, with daily window displays creating urgency among shrewd buyers.
Report from a political convention shows multiple ballots for state offices including governor Harris. Ballots yielded Treadway Eagleson Bright West Wirt with shifting votes before Green's nomination. Other races moved through Denman and Upham with notable renegotiations as Greene became treasurer.
Brunskill Studio touts its photography approach with wider frames and all weather capability. The note highlights consistent effort to outperform rivals and improve each shoot with improved technique and reliability.
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